Dec 12, 2012

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Small Business Must-Reads—Wednesday, Dec. 12
Wall Street Journal
By WSJ'S SMALL BUSINESS TEAM. Social significance: Stay away from social media and you could be dangerously out of touch. Business Insider. Enlarge Image. image. Close. image. Everett Collection. Smooth sailing: How independent retailers can make ...
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Wall Street Journal
Small businesses scope offshore locales
Reuters
American small business owners of all stripes - some relocating existing ventures and others starting new ones - are considering tax-friendly locales ranging from Bermuda to Belize. Relocation experts say the so-called "fiscal cliff" that threatens to ...
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Does your small business need a mobile app to stay competitive?
PCWorld
As a small-business owner, choosing whether to join the app-development club can be a difficult decision. You may feel like you have to build an app and "go mobile" to stay competitive, but you've probably heard that apps are expensive and time ...
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A Win for Small Businesses in a Bank Fraud Case
New York Times (blog)
In June, we published an article advising small-business owners to guard against hackers who use malicious software, or malware, to raid business bank accounts. Computer security specialists say these crimes, called "corporate account takeovers," have ...
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New York Times (blog)
Small businesses: Obama worse than Lehman collapse
MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Do small-business owners really fear that the re-election of President Barack Obama is worse for their businesses than the collapse of Lehman Brothers? A survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent ...
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Small business owners fret over cliff, want lower tax rates
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
"The uncertainty related to the fiscal cliff has the potential of impeding economic growth, particularly among small businesses … " said Sage executive Connie Certusi. "The lingering uncertainty around tax rates could continue to have a chilling ...
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Arlington Heights' small business sales tax rebate program goes unused
Chicago Tribune
If she had known about Arlington Heights' completely unused small business sales tax rebate program, Rori Scheffler said she would have considered expanding her shop near downtown. "Sometimes, politicians write these things and they look wonderful in ...
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Chicago Tribune
Report: Small business sales up 5.2 pct in November as holiday shopping ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Spending by holiday shoppers trumped Superstorm Sandy's impact on small businesses in November. A report Wednesday from MasterCard Advisors and Wells Fargo shows that shoppers spent 5.2 percent more at small retailers in November ...
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How to Make Your Website Pop on Google
Fox Business
While paid online advertising is a viable marketing channel, it can be somewhat overwhelming for a small business with relatively few marketing dollars. With that, let's focus on organic searches. Organic searches are simply the results you get in the ...
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How small business owners can avoid a holiday financing hangover
Washington Post (blog)
It's not all work for small business owners during the holiday season. Sure, things might be awfully busy this time of the year, especially if you run a retail company, but you're going to be spending some time on the other side of the register as well.
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Without A Fiscal Cliff Deal, Congress Will Destroy Small Businesses
Business Insider
These types of businesses employ about 54 percent of the private sector workforce and pay 44 percent of federal business income taxes, according to an Ernst & Young study. It's not only small businesses that are impacted: more than 20 million workers ...
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Business Insider
Sifting for Eager Customers in a Trove of Online Data
New York Times
Velvet Palate sells artisanal wines that are made in small quantities around the world and typically not stocked in stores. Selling online, said Kim Kooren, a co-founder, has allowed the company to zero in on a niche of geographically diverse customers.
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New York Times
Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. says bill would protect low-wage workers
New York Daily News
That line triggered a firestorm of e-mails and rhetoric between borough officials and some small business leaders. "He's using this 'Us vs. Them' mentality to get the votes he needs to get re-elected by scaring people into thinking the business ...
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New York Daily News
Agawam Small Business Assistance Center celebrates 10 years of helping ...
MassLive.com
AGAWAM - The Agawam Small Business Assistance Center, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, continues to grow in its service to new business owners throughout the Pioneer Valley. Offering free counseling and other services to residents ...
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MassLive.com
Downtown Hit With Run Of Small Business Closures
Patch.com
Mid-November brought confirmation of Renton Laptop's closure, although the business' phone number was disconnected at least a month before a note appeared in the storefront's window. Also in the downtown vicinity, several businesses have opted to ...
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Pot dealers prepare to be legit small businesses
StandardNet
"I'm an independent farmer, and I believe in small business," Gilmore said. "I want to create 10,000 jobs in Washington in the cannabis industry." Gilmore is one of an army of black-market pot purveyors who, with the passage of state Initiative 502 ...
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Small business pessimism should spur regulatory overhaul: Blanche Lincoln
The Hill (blog)
Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who lost her bid for a third term in 2010, said the drop in the National Federation of Independent Business index underscored that the small business community needed more certainty. "Escalating fears over the fiscal cliff ...
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Sandy, Election Downers for Small Business
Fox Business
Superstorm Sandy also had a major impact on small businesses on the East Coast in particular, so the NFIB separated the states impacted by Sandy to compare them alongside the other states. The NFIB reported that when separating the hurricane-impacted ...
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ADP offers year-end payroll tax tips to small business owners and their advisors
CPA Practice Advisor
ADP's Small Business Services division has developed a checklist of tips and reminders to small business owners, their accountants and other advisors, to help them get a head start on year-end tax preparation to help avoid delays, streamline the tax.
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Wheaton Small Business Group Meets Thursday
Patch.com
A recent Wheaton Urban District newsletter outlined the work group's purpose and its objectives: helping small businesses prepare for coming changes in Wheaton due to revitalization and redevelopment, and encouraging these businesses to use ...
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Hiscox, Rocket Lawyer Partner to Provide Resources to Small Businesses
Insurance Journal
Hiscox has partnered with Rocket Lawyer, an online legal service, to provide small businesses with both insurance and legal advice. In addition to Hiscox's insurance policies for small businesses, Hiscox customers will also have access to step-by-step ...
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12 Days of Small Businesses: Great Gift Ideas You Can Find Right in the ...
Patch.com
Throughout the 12 days leading up to Christmas, we're highlighting small businesses in the Cranberry area where you can find great gifts for loved ones. Today, it's Tin Man Sweets in Evans City, which is accepting orders now for Christmas breads, cakes ...
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Small-Business Optimism Plunges
New York Times (blog)
The index, reported monthly by the National Federation of Independent Business, had one of the steepest declines in its history in November, and is now at one of its lowest readings ever. The industry group has reported a lower index value only seven ...
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New York Times (blog)
Small-business advocacy group has high hopes for Gov.-elect McCrory
Charlotte Observer
For an upcoming column, we want to talk to small business owners worried about President Obama's plan to increase taxes on top earners -- individuals earning more than $200,000, and married couples making more than $250,000. Contact Glenn Burkins at ...
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Charlotte Observer
Five End-of-Year Small Biz Tax Tips
CFO.com Magazine
Accordingly, as 2012, the year of uncertainty, comes to a close, Carlson offers these tips for what small business owners can do before the champagne corks pop to anticipate, or at least prepare for, all the good stuff that's "going away" in 2013. 1 ...
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Piqua women turn singing talents into small business
Dayton Daily News
After the children graduated, the women decided to pursue their dreams and start a small business, The Melody Moms. Liptock has three grown daughters while Grove has five grown sons. Her oldest, Dylan Hemm, has helped the women with some technical ...
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Confidence falling among small business owners
The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. — Small business owner confidence dropped 5.6 points this month, the National Federation of Independent Business reported Tuesday. The Small Business Optimism Index bottomed at 87.5, one of its lowest readings in the history of the ...
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Local small business owners worry about 'fiscal cliff'
7Online.com
"We're not making hundreds of millions of dollars like the other corporations, we're just surviving and we're not going to be able to be able to survive if we have to continue to pay these increases but they will," said Barbara Grillo, small business ...
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7Online.com
Brookfield's Temporary Office Space for Displaced Nonprofits and Small ...
CSRwire.com (press release)
12 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwire ) - Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (NYSE: BPO) (TSX: BPO) announced today that employees from 19 nonprofit organizations and small business displaced by Hurricane Sandy are utilizing hundreds of furnished, Wi-Fi-enabled ...
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Senate advances bill extending guarantees for small business bank accounts
The Hill (blog)
The Senate advanced a bill that would extend a guarantee program for certain bank accounts benefiting small businesses. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced S. 3637, a bill extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program ...
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Blogs14 new results for Small Business
 
Small Business Apocalypse Or Political Vendetta? | ZeroHedge
By testosteronepit
Wolf Richter www.testosteronepit.com www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichterThe National Federation of Independent Business tried to shock the world with its report that small-business owner optimism plunged 5.6 points to 87.5%—below the ...
Small Business Optimism Higher Than One Year Ago, But Only ...
By Guest Blogger
October NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey results show small business owners feel more optimistic now than one year ago, but only.
Entrepreneur the Arts
Think Small Business Charity This Time Of Year - BizEngine
By Dave Choate
Why December and January are an excellent time of year to give to charity, and why doing so benefits your small business.
Small Business News, Ideas, Marketing...
SCVNews.com | COC Small Business Development Center Training ...
By College of the Canyons
This orientation will give insight into starting and running a successful small business. You will learn all about what the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has to offer and how we can assist you in establishing or maintaining your ...
SCVNews.com
Describing "The Market" - SCORE Small Business Success Blog
By Tom Gray
Effective marketing is the hallmark of a successful business. Its absence means the business will fail. If it is that important, you cannot leave it to chance. You must plan how to do marketing effectively.
SCORE Small Business Success Blog
5 Ways to Ensure Small Business Success on YouTube ...
By Melinda Emerson
Melinda F. Emerson, known to many as SmallBizLady is one of America's leading small business experts. As a seasoned entrepreneur, professional speaker, and small business coach, she develops audio, video and written content to fulfill ...
SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com
If your library was a small business, would it still be open? – Slaw
By Joan Rataic-Lang
For years, when interviewing candidates for library / information positions, I would ask about their entrepreneurial skills or for examples showing their entrepreneurial tendencies. Some got t.
Slaw » – Slaw
How Can You Motivate Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers to Buy ...
By Rieva Lesonsky
Small Business Success Index Highlights · How Will the New IRS Audit Program Affect Your Small Business? 7 New Startups That Could Affect Your Marketing Strategy · How Much Internet Access Should Your Employees Have?
Network Solutions Small Business...
Local Congressional Pols Urging FEMA To Extend Small Business ...
By Willie Simpson
Local New York City-based Congressional Representatives are banding together to urge FEMA to extend the deadline for small businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for disaster aid. A joint letter to FEMA, cosigned by nearly a ...
Sheepshead Bites
So Much For 'Confidence': NFIB Small Business Outlook Drops To ...
By MacAoidh
So Much For 'Confidence': NFIB Small Business Outlook Drops To Record Low. Posted by: MacAoidh on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 10:34. So Much For 'Confidence': NFIB Small Business Outlook Drops To Record Low – Zero Hedge ...
The Hayride
Province to help small businesses with succession - Winnipeg Free ...
The province will create a new resource centre to help entrepreneurs transfer their businesses to ne... - Local - Winnipeg Free Press.
Winnipeg Free Press: Local
Candidly Clyde: Shopping on Small Business Saturday
By Dawn
I waited Small Business Saturday to start my holiday shopping. I spent my day driving around the city, visiting various shops and fairs. My first stop was at the Indie Arts & Vintage Marketplace, an artisanal flea market whose goal is to "enhance ...
Candidly Clyde
Religion Clause: Mennonite-Owned Small Business Files Challenge ...
By Howard Friedman
Another small business and its owners have filed a lawsuit challenging the contraceptive coverage mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. The complaint (full text) in Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius, (ED PA, filed ...
Religion Clause
Storenvy Redesigns Site and Launches Social Marketplace for ...
By Philip Nowak
If you run a creative business that sells crafts or unique products online, odds are you've heard of Storenvy, an eCommerce platform that lets small independent merchants build an online shop. Not only can merchants host a shop on their own ...
Firmology | Small Business Innovation

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A new survey indicates that small business is less optimistic about the future today than it was in the depths of the recession.
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